Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Oct 2002
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialImmediate effects of various physical therapeutic modalities on cervical myofascial pain and trigger-point sensitivity.
To investigate the immediate effect of physical therapeutic modalities on myofascial pain in the upper trapezius muscle. ⋯ Ischemic compression therapy provides alternative treatments using either low pressure (pain threshold) and a long duration (90s) or high pressure (the average of pain threshold and pain tolerance) and short duration (30s) for immediate pain relief and MTrP sensitivity suppression. Results suggest that therapeutic combinations such as hot pack plus active ROM and stretch with spray, hot pack plus active ROM and stretch with spray as well as TENS, and hot pack plus active ROM and interferential current as well as myofascial release technique, are most effective for easing MTrP pain and increasing cervical ROM.